Full name Andrew John Strauss Born March 2, 1977, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa Major teams England, Middlesex Batting style Left-hand bat Bowling Style Left-arm medium
Andrew Strauss was made captain of Middlesex in 2002 following the sudden retirement of Angus Fraser. He showed remarkable composure and led the side brilliantly while himself scoring almost a total of 2500 runs in 2002 and 2003. He made his Test debut for England in 2004 against New Zealand and scored a century in his very first innings. That was just a warm up for the flurry of runs that were to follow. He had successful outings there after against New Zealand, West Indies and South Africa and established himself as one of the most dangerous players in world cricket. He then had the pleasure of making two hundreds in England's historic victory over Australia in the 2005 Ashes series. He was rewarded for his good run by being made captain of England in 2006. Though it was a lot due to chance as both Michael Vaughn and Andrew Flintoff were out with injuries, Strauss deserved it following his brilliant contributions. However he was off to a disastrous start and lost all the five games against Sri Lanka. But he came back with a convincing century at Lord's to further establish his class.
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